War Bureau meeting reports changes and census plan
Regular War Bureau meeting outlines by laws changes and officer replacements. Campbell reports total construction cost up to 25000 with permissions. A government census of local shoe stock for a new price fixing campaign is planned with grading and price caps. Luncheon for team captains set at noon at Stueck's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
George
War Bureau
Women’s Activities Committee
F. W. Nicolson
Robert H. Fife
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Henry C. Ward
W.nicolson
R. H. Fife, Jr
Raymond Dodee
A. D. Armstrong
E. B. Sellen
R. H. Bunce
W. B. Douglass
N. E. Davis
A. L. €. A. Campbell
Frank Coles
Stueck’s
War Workers’ Committee
Execut Committee
Pub Hc Works
Street Department
Middletown
Card of Thanks for Frank Johnson Family Loss
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends for kindness during bereavement for a beloved son and brother and for floral tributes. Frank Johnson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Johnson
Appointed Selectman for Cromwell Town Board
Rev. Mr. Mortensen, superintendent of the Swedish Orphanage in Cromwell, has been appointed selectman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles F. N., member of the Cromwell board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortensen
Cromwell
Cos
Charles F. N
Board of Selectmen
Not a Bite of Breakfast Until You Drink Water
Text advises starting each morning with six glasses of real hot water and a teaspoonful of lime phosphate to wash out poisons and waste from the bowels. It links daily eating to toxin buildup and urges this routine to improve how one feels.
Local Builder Sues for Damages
In Superior Court Judge Lucien F Burpee heard two cases this morning. Walter Gildersleeve sued Paul Neuschler over an attachment on items sold under a conditional bill of sale. the court reserved decision after testimony. Angelo Caiazzo, contractor, sued James Palumbo over a building contract dispute from 1917, seeking recovery for work performed, damages claimed at 500. The trial likely to span the day with substantial testimony. Tomorrow’s short calendar includes a divorce hearing Mabel Gibbs Ennever Young v Walter Arrow Young and motion in Clarence A Brooks v Flora J Brooks, plus a full trial list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien F. Burpee
Walter Gildersleeve
Paul Neuschler
Glastonbury
Justice of the Peace
M. Eugene Culver
Angelo Caiazzo
James Palumbo
Harris Warner
Caiazzo
Daniel J. Donahoe
Mabel Gibbs Ennever Young
Walter Arrow Young
Clarence A. Brooks
Flora J. Brooks
Marion L. Murray
Joseph A. Farr
Alfred Anderson
Maurice Walsh
Luther Braddock
Rollin A. Tyler
College Club Begins Fourth Year With Pleasant Meeting
The College Club started its fourth year with a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Albert Mann Jr. on Washington Teed. Miss Anne Robbins sang two groups of songs with accompaniment by Miss Ida Maynard. Miss Mary Arnold Shanklin spoke on Y M C A work in Paris. Eight new members were elected. refreshments followed. Officers include Julia A. Brazos as president and S Mary Ives as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Club
Albert Mann, Jr
Washington Te E
Anne Robbins
Church of the Good Shepherd
Hartford
Ida Maynard
Paris
Julia A. Brazos
S. Mary Ives
Frances T. Nejako
Helen C. Willis
Ernest Inglis
Leroy Howland
Eugenia M. Henry
Commissioner Urges Halt to Partridge Shooting in CT
Connecticut Fish and Game chairman John M. Crampton urged hunters to stop shooting partridge to aid propagation as the birds remain scarce. Open season runs to November 23 and a three day Fairfield County hunt yielded only three birds. Massachusetts has also appealed for restraint to prevent extinction of the partridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner Crampton
John M. Crampton
Connecticut State Fish and Game Commission
Middletown
Crampton
Fairfield County
Massachusetts
Questionnaires Issued for Eighteen Year Old Registrants
The War Department halts further classification of registrants aged 36 to 45 and cancels pending questionnaires for that group. Eighteen year olds will receive and must return their questionnaires, about 200 in the district, to arrive in a day or two.
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War Department
Hwever
Tre
Bishop Acheson to Sail for Red Cross Mission
Bishop E Campion Acheson bids farewell to friends and departs for New York where he will sail abroad for about a year in the interest of the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Acheson
E. Campion Acheson
New York
Red Cross
Bond Message Inspires Patriotism and Savings
A wartime civic notice urges buyers to keep Liberty Bonds, emphasizing patriotism and long term value. It mentions Morris Plan Company at 269 Main Street as a lending reference for bond-related loans and savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloan
Morris Plan Co
Main Stady
Remedy Advert Ailing Grip Colds Across Town
Fragmentary ad style note about cold and grip remedies with references to bottles and Honey remedy. Mentions Lewis 508 cod and 50c items. Local tone implies widespread cough relief products and tonics marketed for influenza season.
City Briefs and Notes From Local Era Events
Local items report light vehicle lamps at five, a train delay on the Air Line, dances at Rusco Hall, hotel shows and jazz bands, and theater vaudeville. Community notices cover harvest events, lodge meetings, and war relief fundraisers with ads for performances by New York acts. Also listed are employment office changes, greenhouse coal rules, and municipal notices on window illumination and work hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Nations
Rusco Hall
Frank H. Frissell
Washington
Arrigoni Hotel
Russell Mfg. Co
Main Street
Court St. Cecelia
W. of L
Briggs’ Hall
Cromwell
Ford
Cromwell War Chest
Central Lodge
Grand Theatre
Salisbury
Johnson Lane Lyceum
General Mansfield Council
Junior Co. U. A. M
Maynard T. Hazen
Naval Aviation Service
Pensacola
Pla
Hartford
Hazen
Miss Bush
New York
Arrigoni
Woman’s Relief Corps
J. Peters Pelton
Court Street
Delaware
Ohio
Middletown
Gildersleeve Ship Construction Co
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Methodist Church
M. B. Crawford
High Street
Red Cross
Swedish Bethel Church
Monroe Salisbury
The Big Cafeteria. Chicago News.
The piece argues that allied nations share a common approach to policy as Hoover notes and uses cafeteria as a metaphor for self service. It implies hesitation risks exclusion and frames political choices as collective self help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Herbert Hoover
Deaths. Charlotte J. L. Chubbuck in Harrisburg Penn
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania on November 12 1918 Charlotte J L Chubbuck died. Funeral from her home at 1330 Derry Street Wednesday at 730 pm. Interment Thursday at Woodlawn Cemetery Elmira New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chubbuck
Harrisburg
Penn
Charlotte JL Chubbuck
Derry Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Elmira
N. Y
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Esther Scotti
Newfield
Ellen Johnson
Scotti
John Botti
St. John’s Church
Burpee
Sr. Maxim
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
Spear Bros
Wmiddletown
S’ Fashion Center
Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Beasts OF Tarzan
Broatch’s
ERN Book Shop
Connecticut
Among Our Boys
New England Enameling Co
Arthur B. Jenkins
Conn
Mutual Building
A E. Holmes
Japan
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